National Prunus africana

Management Plan Cameroon

Presentation of Plan to MinFoF and ANAFOR

11 June 2009

Introduction

• Cameroon largest exporter of Prunus africana

worldwide (>50%)

• Traditional multiple-uses timber, fuel-wood

and medicine.

• Local, low volume trade for medicinal use

• Raw material prostate drugs and health

supplements.

• Major income source for forest based

communities and enterprises

• Protected species IUCN and CITES

Approach

• Pragmatic national management plan for the

sustainable exploitation of Prunus africana in short

& long term

• Innovative for Cameroon and Africa

• Culmination of 2 year process:

– Scientific evidence

– Regulatory study

– Negotiated policy

– indigenous knowledge

– Stakeholder participation

• Plan has general consensus from majority of

stakeholders.

Context

• Financed by EU, CIFOR and GTZ

• Close collaboration ANAFOR & MinFoF

• Consultations with CITES - Prunus

Working Group, TRAFFIC, EU and

scientific experts

• Prunus Management Plan

Actors convinced of sustainability of plan

incorporating a combination of measures;

Shared knowledge, technical, scientific & regulatory

Proposed Plan

Key elements 1

Replaces annual, non-quota based, multiple permit

holder, non-specific geographic areas system with:

1. National quota for commercial, large scale = ∑ PAU stock

(Inventory + MP) + registered planted Prunus africana

2. Distinctions;

• Commercial, large scale exploitation different from

small-scale, traditional use

• Planted different from wild

3. 6 major landscapes containing Prunus divided into Prunus

Allocation Units

Key elements - 2

4. Exploitable quantity Prunus in a PAU over 10 year period Determined by inventory

Approved by Cameroon CITES authorities

Commissioned and financed by the PAU holder

5. Inventories according to ‘Inventory Norm’*

6. Harvesting according to ‘Harvest Norm’*

Planted different from wild

7. Trained and certified harvesters

8. Regeneration obligation in PAU

9. Controls, monitoring & traceability strengthened - role

national and regional authorities

Includes cross-border trade Nigeria

10. Coordination & roles Management and Scientific

Authorities clarified

Permanent Forest Non-Permanent Forest

Protected areas

excluded *Mt Cameroon NP

Council Forests Communal or

Community Forests

Private land

Leased

Concession Unit

CF CF Registered

Prunus

Single exploiter

(Enterprise or GIC)

Council CBO, Council or FMI Owner

Regeneration

obligation

Regeneration

obligation

Regeneration

obligation

Open bidding Respective

Council

Relevant Council,

CBO or FMI

Owner

Zoned Zoned Zoned Registered

Inventory and

Management Plan

Inventory and

Management Plan

Inventory and

Management Plan

Certificate of

Origin

Key elements - 3

Adamaoua 1

Adamaoua 5

Adamaoua 2

Adamaoua 4

Adamaoua 3

NW 1

NW 2

NW 3

NW 4

SW1

LB2

CH1

SW2

W1

CH1

Figure 1 Monitoring Scheme

Schéma 2 : Visualisation du système Prunus de la région.

Transporters

ANAFOR

Sci. Authority

MINFoF

RDs

CITES Secretariat

PAU permit

holder

MINFOF Mgt Authority

Exporters

Scientific Committee Research institues & NGOs

Importers

Advice on PAU Mgt Plan

Monitoring Checklist

Monitoring Form D

Monitoring Form A

Private

owner

Monitoring Checklist Annual report CITES species

EC CITES Secretariat

Approved PAU Mgt Plan

Harvesters

Transporters

Monitoring Form B

Advice on Harvest & inventory

norms

Inter-Minsiterial Cmmttee

Annual

DExploitation Permit

Monitoring Form E

Monitoring Form C

Registration prunus

CITES species

Monitoring Checklist

PAU Management

Plan Approval

PAU Annual report

Addressing CITES and EU concerns

Short term (2009 to 2010)

1. CITES 2006 Lima meeting (this Management Plan)

2. Location 2007 stock traced

3. Current availability est. 1078 t. of wet weight bark annually*;

• 735 t. current inventories of natural forests (adjusted for prior

and unsustainable harvesting in Mt Cameroon, Kilum Ijum, Mt

Manengouba and Adamaoua Tchabals)

• 343 t. in private and community based plantations

4. Actual quantity only known with PAU inventories/Management Plans +

when Prunus on private land is registered

5. No harvesting in protected areas = conservation of genetic resources &

regeneration stock

6. Distinction between ‘wild’ and domesticated Prunus embedded in

exploitation regime via Certificate of Origin

7. A new permit system devised and agreed by stakeholders as

sustainable alternative to current system.

8. Consensus on scientific & practical inventory method.

9. Conservative harvesting technique and certification

agreed.

10.Revised monitoring & control government and

communities agreed

11.Ongoing research needs consolidated & being

addressed. ANAFOR coordination & dissemination.......

12.Coordination mechanisms e.g. Prunus Platform......

13.Awareness raising & education on CITES & regulations

started

14.Need to promote domestication and planting +

regeneration program in wild.

Addressing CITES and EU concerns

Short term (2009 to 2010)

Addressing concerns

Long term (2011 +)• Further exploitation continue to be quota based

• PAUs emerge in response to market demand and

bidding

• Gradually inventories and PAU Management plans

conducted for MinFoF approval

• Ongoing capacity building of CITES Scientific authority

(ANAFOR) will bear fruit (ITTO Project)

• Results of ongoing projects on Prunus africana sector

(Domestication, support to small enterprises, changes in

the legal framework of NTFPs, domestication & ongoing

research) become available and incorporated into

national policy as appropriate.

Regulatory

authorities

Pharmaceutical

companies

Government Projects / NGOs Permit Holders Owners of

trees/

Plantations

Communities /

CBOs

CITES Adapt

regional

regulations

Needs to regulate

trade through

certification

Country

implementation of

CITES

recommendation

s

Feedback on

scientific

information on

CITES species

Create & sustain

awareness on CITES

issues

Motivation for more

planting.

Create & sustain

awareness on CITES

issues

Pharm

companies

Support

sustainable

forest

management

Agree to support &

champion

sustainable

management

Support policy

development

Fund development

projects

Buy only from

responsible Permit

holders (certification)

Long term link for

direct supply.

Support long term

partnership

Government Support

participation

in

international

fora

Provide framework

for certification

Develop regional

strategies

Feed back on

relevant field data

& information in

exchange for

respecting Project

recommendations

Issue permit after

agreed inventory &

Prunus Management

Plan

Provide

planting/regeneration

incentives

Incentive for

cultivation

Provide planting/

regeneration

incentives

Establish a favourable

policy

& provide technical

support for

sustainable

management

Development

Projects /

NGOs

Promote

Project

achievements

at national &

international

levels

Continuous

awareness raising

Set enabling

environment for

Projects to

support Prunus

sustainable

management

Support Prunus

related workshops

& networking

Collaborate for

sustainable

management

Support tree

planting

Advocacy for best

practices (e.g.

sustainable

management, fair

price, regeneration)

Permits

Holders

Raise

awareness to

respect

CITES

Fair prices to fight

poverty

Issue a single

long term permit

per permit

allocation site

Organise & train

community based

harvesters, Fund

regeneration

Support sustainable

Prunus management

and regeneration

Fair price Buy from organised

villagers with training

in harvesting skills

Owners of

trees/

plantations

Promote

domestication

Registration

of trees

Promote large

scale production

Set enabling

environment for

private planting

Capacity building

for propagation

Offer fair prices to

encourage large scale

production

Networking, setting

common price,

exchange of

information

Collaborate in

regeneration and

marketing of Prunus

Communities /

CBOs

Raise

awareness to

respect

CITES

Support

sustainable forest

management

Issue permit to

organised

communities (e.g.

MOCAP, FMIs)

Support capacity

building

&sustainable

Prunus

management

Establish a fair price

for equitable benefit

sharing

Collaborate for

inventory and

protection.

Networking, setting

common price,

exchange of

information

Table 9 Matrix of Prunus stakeholder responsibilities roles and actions

What next? A road map Annex 1 & 4

1. Gaps - Nigeria transboundary trade, Reforestation plans

2. Revise and appropriate Management Plan

3. Send Plan to CITES and EU CITES

4. Include Harvest & Inventory Norms

5. Revise and adopt the Management Plan (Ministerial

Decision?)

6. Translation

7. Diffusion Plan - (CIFOR print)

8. Training MinFoF and ANAFOR national & regional on control

monitoring

9. Set up Scientific Committee

10. Implement e.g. Bids for PAUs, open registers for private

prunus